STANFORD, Calif. – Alex Tirapelle and Nate Engel, a former assistant at Navy, complete the 2018-19 Stanford wrestling coaching staff, head coach Jason Borrelli announced today. Tirapelle, who re-joined the Cardinal as a volunteer in December, will serve as an assistant for the upcoming season. “We are thrilled that Alex has chosen to stay with us full-time, as he […]
POCATELLO, ID. – Girl’s wrestling in the golden state has always been respected throughout the country due to their excellent technique and mat aggressiveness. This week at the USA Western States Championships held at Holt Arena- Idaho State University, the momentum for girl’s wrestling was a steady one for the state of California, as many […]
When I was a young lad in the streets of Los Angeles, I dreamed about someone in the sport of wrestling offering me the opportunity to travel abroad and experience wrestling in other parts of the world. Unfortunately, no one gave me that opportunity, and I never experience gracing the mats and learning different styles […]
Weight Name School Section Rank 106 Richard Figueroa Selma Central # 1 106 Maxximus Martinez St. John Bosco Southern # 13 113 Tristan Lujan Selma Central # 15 120 Maximo Renteria Buchanan Central # 7 120 Aaron Nagao Esperanza Southern # 13 120 Antonio Lorenzo St. John Bosco Southern # 19 126 Cleveland Belton St. […]
With the 2018 Junior Greco-Roman Duals taking place on Wednesday the 20th, The California Wrestler, will like to draw attention to the five following wrestlers that we believe are going to have a great tournament as they are outstanding grapplers in Greco-Roman. Aside from the five grapplers that are being written about, Team California is […]
During the 2017-18 season, Trey Munoz became the most successful wrestler to grace the mats of Trabuco Hills by placing second at the Rugged CIF state championship. Only a junior, Munoz has the opportunity to engrave his name on the CIF record books and join his father (Mark) as a state champion. The California Wrestler […]
FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno State Wrestling program and head coach Troy Steiner announced the signing of four-time California State Champion Justin Mejia for the 2018-19 season on Monday. “We are excited to have Justin a part of the Bulldog Wrestling program,” said Steiner. “Justin is part of a short list of four-time California State Champions and it […]
PUEBLO, CO. – After traveling 1,244 miles on the Red Wave bus and driving through Arizona and New Mexico, the Red Wave wrestling team coached by Sergio Montoya and staff, arrived at Roncalli Middle School to take on some rugged competition from Colorado and surrounding states. Upon arriving, making weight, and grabbing a bite to […]
SPOKANE, WA – Team California went 4-0 on the day as they were triumphant in winning the Bronze/Copper pool at the 2018 Cadet Greco-Roman Duals today. Team California began the day by knocking out Team Colorado in a close (41-33) match in the first round as they got falls from Carlsten Rawls (182), Jacob Christensen […]
Rank Name School Weight # 6 Jesse Vasquez Santiago/Corona 138 # 13 Dominic Mata Blair Academy 152 # 28 Devin Murphy Clovis North 120 # 30 Sonny Santiago St. John Bosco 160 # 44 Aaron Nagao Esperanza 120 # 85 Tristan Lujan Selma 113 # 90 Chase Saldate Gilroy 132 # 91 Nicholas Villarreal Gilroy […]
In many sports, but more commonly in the sport of wrestling, it is not unusual to see siblings competed together throughout their high school and collegiate year’s. As both sibling’s workout with each other, they become better capacitated to achieve greatness. The Titan Mercury Wrestling Club has been blessed to have many brothers go through […]
When: Wednesday and Thursday Where: Spokane, Washington After not attending the 2017 Cadet Greco-Roman duals in York, Pennsylvania, California USA Wrestling will be sending a team with high hopes of acquiring a national championship to Spokane, Washington, this week. The Greco-Roman duals will be held June 12-14, and the Freestyle duals will on June 14-16. […]
Trevor is not your average athlete, not only does he excel on the mats at Buchanan High, but also on the gridiron where he has been part of the varsity squad the past three-seasons playing running back. At 5’10 and 210 pounds of solid muscle, Trevor ended his football career with 2,692 total rushing yards, […]
The 197-weight class at the California state tournament this past season was a stack one with three grapplers ranked top 20 in the country by most wrestling outlets. Nevertheless, despite not being the top-ranked wrestler in the state, Tony Andrade displayed the heart of a champion and accomplished a feat he was working for throughout […]
Carson will be a sophomore at Grace Davis High, that has been involved in the sport of wrestling since his youth day competing for his father, Lim. A quarterback for the Junior Varsity football squad, Carson hopes to one day equal his father’s achievements and become an NCAA Champion like him in the sport of […]
